Opioids /tags/opioids Opioids en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:07:00 GMT Drug deaths are going down in AG真人百家乐 County, but federal funding cuts could halt progress /health/2025-04-22/austin-tx-travis-county-opioid-deaths-narcan For the first time since 2019, AG真人百家乐 County鈥檚 annual medical examiner report shows a significant dip in drug deaths. Total drug deaths decreased 22% from 2023 to 2024, and deaths involving fentanyl fell by 36%. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:07:00 GMT /health/2025-04-22/austin-tx-travis-county-opioid-deaths-narcan Katy McAfee After leading the state in opioid overdoses, Austin is finally seeing a drop in deaths /health/2025-03-04/after-leading-the-state-in-opioid-overdoses-austins-finally-seeing-a-drop-in-deaths Texas, including the capital city, was especially hard-hit by a wave fentanyl-related deaths in the past few years. But with the help of overdose-reversing drugs, things are looking better. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 19:12:19 GMT /health/2025-03-04/after-leading-the-state-in-opioid-overdoses-austins-finally-seeing-a-drop-in-deaths Andrew Weber Overdose deaths in AG真人百家乐 County are declining for the first time in 3 years /health/2024-12-03/overdose-deaths-travis-county-austin-tx-decline-2024 Data from the AG真人百家乐 County Medical Examiner鈥檚 office shows a 19% decrease in accidental drug deaths from January to July of this year compared to the same time in 2023. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 19:11:34 GMT /health/2024-12-03/overdose-deaths-travis-county-austin-tx-decline-2024 Katy McAfee AG真人百家乐 County has seen a surge of fentanyl overdoses. A new report shows it's not slowing down. /austin/2024-05-23/travis-county-has-seen-a-surge-of-fentanyl-a-report-out-today-shows-that-its-not-slowing-down In 2023, 279 people died from a fentanyl-related overdose 鈥� up from 245 the year before. Thu, 23 May 2024 13:20:00 GMT /austin/2024-05-23/travis-county-has-seen-a-surge-of-fentanyl-a-report-out-today-shows-that-its-not-slowing-down Andrew Weber, Luz Moreno-Lozano Austin Police say they haven't found source of opioids linked to overdose surge /crime-justice/2024-05-07/austin-police-make-five-new-arrests-linked-to-overdose-surge Police officials said they believe crack cocaine that also tested positive for fentanyl is the primary combination that contributed to a string of 79 overdoses last week in AG真人百家乐 County, the largest surge since 2015. Tue, 07 May 2024 17:28:29 GMT /crime-justice/2024-05-07/austin-police-make-five-new-arrests-linked-to-overdose-surge Olivia Aldridge, Andrew Weber Up to 11 deaths, over 75 cases tied to Austin overdose surge /health/2024-05-02/austin-overdoses-deaths-travis-county-fentanyl But officials also said overdose-related calls appear to be slowing, partially because of the widespread distribution of Narcan. Thu, 02 May 2024 19:18:03 GMT /health/2024-05-02/austin-overdoses-deaths-travis-county-fentanyl Olivia Aldridge Austin EMS reports a surge of overdose calls likely tied to a new 'batch' of drugs /health/2024-04-30/austin-ems-reports-a-surge-of-overdose-calls-likely-tied-to-a-new-batch-of-drugs More than 30 suspected overdoses occurred in Austin on Monday, with four suspected overdose deaths. Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:29:18 GMT /health/2024-04-30/austin-ems-reports-a-surge-of-overdose-calls-likely-tied-to-a-new-batch-of-drugs Olivia Aldridge She knows how difficult it is to quit drugs, so she's advocating strategies to prevent overdoses /health/2023-02-02/she-knows-how-difficult-it-is-to-quit-drugs-so-shes-advocating-strategies-to-prevent-overdoses AG真人百家乐 County saw a spike in the number of fatal overdoses last year. Frankie Rae works with a group pushing for 鈥渉arm reduction.鈥� But these strategies can be controversial, and in some cases, illegal. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 11:01:00 GMT /health/2023-02-02/she-knows-how-difficult-it-is-to-quit-drugs-so-shes-advocating-strategies-to-prevent-overdoses Haya Panjwani Austin receives $2 million in federal funding for drug overdose prevention efforts /health/2023-01-17/austin-receives-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-drug-overdose-prevention-efforts AG真人百家乐 County saw a spike in the number of overdose deaths last year. The money will be used to help raise awareness about overdoses. Tue, 17 Jan 2023 21:15:46 GMT /health/2023-01-17/austin-receives-2-million-in-federal-funding-for-drug-overdose-prevention-efforts Haya Panjwani AG真人百家乐 County to provide Austin bars with Narcan to prevent overdose deaths /health/2022-11-29/travis-county-to-provide-austin-bars-with-narcan-to-prevent-overdose-deaths In the first six months of 2022 alone, there were 118 fentanyl-related overdoses in AG真人百家乐 County. That鈥檚 the same number the county saw in all of last year. Tue, 29 Nov 2022 14:22:39 GMT /health/2022-11-29/travis-county-to-provide-austin-bars-with-narcan-to-prevent-overdose-deaths Haya Panjwani